A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
October 24, 1992
Original Title:
きらきらひかる
Alternate Titles:
Cintilaçãob
Funkelnder Stern
Kira kira hikaru
Kirakira hikaru
Twinkle
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Romance
Production Companies:
Fuji Television Network
Space Bond
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 98
Shoko and Mutsuki get married to satisfy their worried parents, but she is well past the age at which a 'good' Japanese woman should marry, and he is in love with a young male college student. The film is less a realistic exploration of gay life than a fairy tale of three young Japanese trying to construct an alternative to the sexual and familial roles given to them by a society turning increasingly emotionally barren.
Director:
Jōji Matsuoka
Director of Photography:
Norimichi Kasamatsu
Editor:
Mari Kishi
Novel:
Kaori Ekuni
Original Music Composer:
Masamichi Shigeno
Producer:
Haruo Umekawa
Tomoki Ikeda
Shin'ya Kawai
Production Design:
Mitsuo Endo
Writer:
Jōji Matsuoka
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